Minnesota poultry plant confirms big jump in workers sickened with coronavirus

May 12, 2020

The Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing plant in Cold Spring, MN has reported 194 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from 83 just four days earlier. Pilgrim’s Pride issued a statement: “We know some people are scared and anxious, and we are doing everything we can to keep this virus out of our facility.”

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